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The Dark Knight's BatPod was driven by the Tesla Roadster

Richard King won an Oscar for Achievement in Sound Editing earlier this year for his work on The Dark Knight. If you think this isn't something that qualifies as green car news, stick with us for a minute. See, the sounds of the Batpod, that motorcycle-like machine gun platform that Batman rides in the movie are built, in part, from the sound of the Tesla Roadster. Even though the Batpod itself is powered by a conventional internal combustion engine, the moviemakers wanted the machine add tension to the chase scenes in two ways. First, Batman ... Read more →

Saturday Humor: Batman saves some gas riding his Bat-Pod - see the video!

(Friday humor was delayed one day this week. Musta been the Joker) This week, we are excited to bring you news of Batman's eco-friendly intentions. That gigantic jumping Batmobile-thing that he ...

The Dark Knight's BatPod was driven by the Tesla Roadster 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Richard King won an Oscar for Achievement in Sound Editing earlier this year for his work on The Dark Knight. If you think this isn't something that qualifies as green car news, stick with us for a minute. See, the sounds of the Batpod, that motorcycle-like machine gun platform that Batman rides in ...

Saturday Humor: Batman saves some gas riding his Bat-Pod - see the video! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

(Friday humor was delayed one day this week. Musta been the Joker) This week, we are excited to bring you news of Batman's eco-friendly intentions. That gigantic jumping Batmobile-thing that he used in the last movie is just getting too expensive to drive, even for the super rich Bruce Wayne. So, ...



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